John Chen

New tax threatens U.S. recovery

July 16, 2009: 8:45 AM ET

Proposed tax hike on international operations could delay economic rebound

By John Chen, chairman and CEO, Sybase

President Barack Obama has proposed to raise taxes on the international operations of U.S. businesses. There is one thing the proposal can effectively achieve: make the United States an even less friendly place to do business, and thus delay the economic recovery.

Chen frets about higher tax rates

Chen worries higher corporate taxes will delay recovery of the U.S. economy

The current environment is dire to begin with. The U.S. has the highest corporate tax rate among developed nations. The latest Index of Economic Freedom by the Heritage Foundation ranks us an alarming 125th among 156 countries. We are one of the very few developed countries that still double-tax overseas income of our own businesses. More

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